The movie Amistad begins with Cinque and many other Africans literally packed onto a slave ship. The conditions on this ship are terrible and many people die. The ship crosses the middle passage and docks in Cuba. Here the Africans are cleaned and thrown in a slave camp. While in the camp, the Africans are given different names. The owners of the camp hold slave auctions and sell Cinque and approximately 50 other Africans to two Hispanic men. These men load their "cargo" onto the ship the Amistad. We learn later that because the crew of the Amistad didn't bring enough supplies for everyone, they throw 10 to 15 people overboard. Conditions finally get so bad Cinque b
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